The Canadian farmland manager has become a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investments.
Initiative 20x20, a collaboration between LatAm and Caribbean countries, multilateral organisations and the private sector, will restore 20m hectares of degraded forest and agricultural land across the region.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has launched the Global Soil Partnership and an online soils portal to help build awareness of and improve soil management globally.
The retail-focused forestry manager has harvested its first Christmas tree farm.
The Australian agriculture manager is targeting institutional investors for its diversified fund offering.
The US timberland firm has appointed Thomas Ringo as chief executive. The firm has three timber funds.
The AXA Group fund of funds house has launched the Architas Diversified Real Assets Fund and is looking for direct timber opportunities.
The Indian food and agribusiness private equity fund is close to a first close on $100m; it is currently on $80m with commitments from a range of DFIs and Rabobank.
The Canadian firm's latest acquisition is 800 acres in Saskatchewan.
The private equity firm will invest at least $100m in Sundrop Farms from its $6bn Asia Fund II.